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Rain Mountain 1982 By Isamu Noguchi

At Corner Of Restaurant
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The suclpture was nearest one corner of the Ducca Restaurant external link. It was a small suclpture only about ten feet tall.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:39:26 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6691
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Nestled In By Seating
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The statue faced out from the restaurant and was nestled back in amoung the seating for the restaurant.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:39:44 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6692
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Facing The Contemporary Jewish Museum
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The statue faced away from the restaurant and out toward the front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:40:03 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6693
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A Vertical Metal Plate
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A vertical metal plate tied together the four metal uprights. Up close it could be seen that the statue was fromed of galvanized steel.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:40:16 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6694
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Front Top View
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The view of the vertical plate as seen from the front of the sculpture.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:40:21 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6695
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Front Bottom View
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The four vertical pieces of metal as seen at the base of the statue looking at it from the front.

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:40:45 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6696
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Sign On Base
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Sign on the bas of the sculpture read:

Isamu Noguchi
Rain Mountain 8/18
Published by Gemini G.E.L
8365 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, Californis 90069
Copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983 IN82-2093

Rain Mountain 1982 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 11 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:39:05 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6689
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